Covid-19 Wave Ahead of the G20

If Indonesia is able to suppress a third wave of Covid-19, apart from saving its citizens, it will also stand as a good example for the world in handling the pandemic.

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Public transport drivers who do not wear masks wait for passengers on Jalan Samanhudi, Central Jakarta, Tuesday (25/1/2022). The Ministry of Health noted that the number of additional cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 continued to increase in the last four weeks with more than 1,600 cases.

News about friends and family contracting Covid-19 has again started to grow on social media. On the other hand, compliance with the health protocols in public spaces is growing increasingly loose.

Antigen tests are still required to ravel by plane from Jakarta to Medan, North Sumatra. However, passengers are allowed to sit in adjacent seats without keeping distance. Food is also served without any restrictions and passengers are allowed to eat without a ban on talking while eating.